HKB 20/972 Ansnes

Today I made the first tiny forest trip after I moved one and half week ago. It was so nice being out on a little expedition again. Not far from where I live is the remnants of an Atlantikwall fortification, the Heeres Küsten Batterie  20/972 Ansnes, which sorted under Atilleriegruppe Senja. The position was equipped with four 10,5 cm guns of the type K332(f) with a range of 12000 m. The fort was operational by june 1942. 
It had rained hard all yesterday and all night but by lunchtime today it cleared up and it soon was a decent summers temperature and all blue sky. I found my camera and forest clothes and drove along the fjord until I found a place to park near the site.  I followed a small trail and soon spotted the first pieces of concrete. It looked like a small bunker but sadly the entrance was filled up and blocked by old farming equipment and rubbish. The little trail led me to an opening in the mountainside and ofcourse I hadn`t brought a strong torch, but with the help of the flash on the camera and the little flashlight on my phone I managed to stumble through the rather short tunnels. It ended in a stairway leading out to the forest and a position in the end of a narrow ravine.
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Filled up with rubbish.

Entrance to the mountain tunnel.

It wasn`t too easy to manouver through the tunnels with little to no light.

Leftovers from the lightning systems.

Looking back down the stairs.

Last nights rain made little waterfalls.

The forest here is full of barbed wires so watch where you put your feet.

 Back out in the forest I found position after position, ammo- and personell shelters , trenches and cable ditches all over the place, and tons of wires and barbed wires. A few of the bunkers I found between the greenery was possible to enter, although one have to be careful. I crawled into a observation post and there the wooden cover in the roof was still intact but the floors were full of large rocks and some garbage. A bit further away I found what I think was one of the gun emplacements with a ammo or personell shelter in rather good condition. 
As I was going to pick up Girlfriend from the busstop I had to cut it short but I spent a few minutes checking out the kommandobunker before I left and it looked very kool, but I couldn`t find a way into it, the two openings I found had no ladders and it was pretty far down so I am not sure I d be able to get out again. I will visit this place again a bit later into the autumn when it is less vegetation to take more pics, and also to check out a cluster of bunkers on the oposite side of the road down by the shores. (Edit) : I was back here a few days ago and found the entrance to the Kommandobunker and made some pics and video from the insides, you ll find them below. 

Video of one of the positions:

Inside the observation post bunker.

The OP.

Small position with bars for camo netting.

Amazing views.

Gun or FlaK position.

Entrance to a shelter.

Kommandobunker.

MG position connected to the Kommandobunker.

Too far down without a ladder.

The roof of the Kommandobunker.

Again its a long way down to the floor inside.

Not far from the Kommandobunker this strange concrete construction lay. It is in the shape of a halftrack but lots smaller, it measures ca 235cm , and inside ca 135 x 55 cm and has a rectangular opening in the front.

Pics and video of the Kommandobunker :

I think these bits are part of the ventilation system.

Whats left of a cabinet.

MG port overlooking the entrance.

Burnt out communication room.

Remains of the communication system.

Spectacular view.

Entrance / Exit.